Alabama, Auburn signees named to preseason Freshman All-America team by Bleacher Report

Alabama cornerback Tony Brown is among the players Bleacher Report believes could be Freshman All-Americans by the end of the 2014 season. (Vasha Hunt/vhunt@al.com)

It's only May, but that's not too early for some to start looking ahead to the college football season. And they may not have played a down of college football yet, but it's not too early for some to start projecting greatness for this year's incoming freshmen.

Bleacher Report this week compiled a list of players it believes will be Freshman All-Americans this year and Alabama and Auburn were each represented.

Five-star offensive tackle signee Cameron Robinson, an early enrollee who is competing for the starting left tackle job at Alabama, represented the Crimson Tide on the squad. Of Robinson, Bleacher Report columnist Brian Leigh wrote:

Cameron Robinson was the top-ranked lineman in the 2014 class and will almost definitely start at left tackle for Alabama. That means he will be playing one of the most important positions on the field for a team that is likely to contend for a national title. Even if he takes some early-season lumps, which would be understandable, that should be enough to land Robinson on the All-America team.

The site also hedged its bets at cornerback, selecting either Tony Brown or Marlon Humphrey from Alabama for one of the spots in the secondary. Brown participated on a limited basis this spring while Humphrey arrives this summer. Leigh's take:

Alabama is thinner at cornerback, one could argue, than at any position since Nick Saban arrived in 2007. Eddie Jackson's torn ACL this spring only amplified the problem, making it a near-certainty that either Tony Brown of Marlon Humphrey (or both) will start and play meaningful snaps as true freshmen. Both were top-10 overall prospects in the 2014 class, and though Brown holds a slight edge after enrolling early and playing well in spring practice, Humphrey is talented enough to play catch-up this fall.

Auburn, meanwhile, was represented by kicker Daniel Carlson, a redshirt freshman who is expected to replace Cody Parkey this fall. Leigh's take:

He is 6-5 and has a massive right leg, which he flashed with a 50-yard make during the A-Day game. Although he also shanked an extra point during that scrimmage, Carlson will be kicking for perhaps the best offense in college football. This is a difficult category to project, but on opportunity and potential, he seems like a proper early favorite.

Other SEC players on the list included LSU's Brandon Harris, who is competing with Anthony Jennings for the Tigers' starting quarterback job; Tennessee receiver Josh Malone, an early enrollee who had six catches for 181 yards in the Vols' spring game; defensive tackle Matt Elam of Kentucky, who chose the Wildcats over Alabama; defensive end Myles Garrett of Texas A&M; outside linebacker Dillon Bates of Tennessee; Florida cornerback Jalen Tabor; offensive lineman Brian Wallace of Arkansas and kick returner Speedy Noil of Texas A&M.